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Why Crimea is the key to the Ukraine war

Many talk about the peninsula’s ethnic ties to Russia, but less so about its strategic implications. The explosions that damaged the Kerch bridge nearly two weeks ago have put the spotlight back on the strategic significance of the Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in March 2014. Just before …

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The Wishful Theory of ‘Strategic Russian Defeat’

Throughout the eight months of the Ukraine invasion, Vladimir Putin has stressed that his war is an existential struggle for Russia, a fight for a new world order. Now, important Western policy thinkers appear to be coming to the same conclusion: The narrative is shifting from helping Ukraine win to …

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Kész átverés!

Ursula von der Leyen stratégiája az Európai Bizottság élén eddig hatékonynak tűnik. Az uniós csúcsok előtt emeli a tétet, sokszor olyan javaslatot tár az állam- és kormányfők elé, amiről saját maga is tudja, hogy nem fogadják el, végül azonban olyan megállapodás születik, ami után mindenki győztesnek érezheti magát. Magyarország számára …

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Europa e nazione, le parole in politica sono importanti

La destra ne fa uno stile, la sinistra dice Paese, un po’ tutti diciamo patria; Stato non lo dice nessuno. Fa venire in mente i bolli, le code, le tasse. Lo Stato è sempre altro rispetto a noi La parola chiave di Giorgia Meloni è nazione. «Questa nazione» ha ripetuto …

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